Chapter 89: Hug
Lin Chen left the position of the litigant and walked to the back row and sat down.
He used to sit next to Lu Weiwei, but now he sits behind her, although he is still very close, but he has changed from a lawsuit to an observer.
Lu Weiwei suddenly felt empty around him.
The heart is also empty.
Empty panic.
The judge glanced at Lin Chen deeply, "Now that the problem is solved, then we can start now." ”
The judge bowed his head and flipped through the documents, "Cheng Ji, the prosecutor in this case, asked the defendant to compensate for the losses caused by the cancellation of the art exhibition, and the initial compensation was 7.5 million...... The defendant refused to pay. Now for each side to explain their reasons. ”
China adopts a civil law system.
Unlike the common law system, in the civil law system, the litigation process is centered on the judge and has the characteristics of an interrogation procedure. This means that the judge is in charge of the rhythm of the trial.
The judge pointed to Lu Weiwei: "Let's start with the litigation side first." ”
The deer chuckled slightly.
It's no exaggeration to say that my brain is really blank, and I can't remember a word of the draft!
"Do you need me to hug you again?"
Behind him, Lin Chen's voice came lightly, and the deer blushed slightly!
That will only make you more nervous!
"We, Cheng ...... Mr. Cheng Ji ...... "The deer racked his brains slightly.
How do you say that?
Obviously I have made enough preparations, but the manuscript is right next to my mouth, why can't I remember it?
The deer was slightly anxious.
However, the more anxious I was, the more panicked I became
All eyes were on her.
Before I knew it, my palms were sticky...... What to do? What to do?
Suddenly the body warmed up.
She was held from behind......
Lu Weiwei: "......"
Judge: "......"
Opposing Lawyer: "......"
And everyone present: "......"
Lin Chen hugged the deer for a few seconds, then let go, and said casually: "Okay, now you can start." ”
"Ahem, ahem." The old judge coughed twice, "That...... If the defender is unwell, he or she may apply for an adjournment. ”
"No, no adjournment." The deer's face flushed slightly, "I'm the ...... Mr. Cheng Ji negotiated with the defendant to hold an art exhibition at the beginning of this year and signed the relevant contract, but the defendant canceled the exhibition without the permission of our client, causing huge losses to our client, and I implore the judge to order the defendant to pay liquidated damages. ”
Call......
Finally smoothed out......
The judge looked at the defendant's lawyer, "Does the defendant have any objections to the statement of the litigant?" ”
The lawyer replied: "Your Excellency, the statement is basically true, and we have no objection, but there are two points that need to be added-
First, we were willing to pay 250,000 yuan to make up for Mr. Cheng Ji's loss, but the other party refused.
The second point is that the reason why the exhibition was cancelled was because Mr. Cheng Ji violated the contract and infringed on our interests. Our willingness to pay compensation is already a concession.
I hope that the judge will make a ruling based on the above facts. ”
Lu Weiwei hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, Mr. Cheng Ji is a young and promising emerging artist in China, who has won the Contemporary Art Award, and his works have been exhibited at Manchester Art Centre, M+ Museum of Visual Culture, OCT Center for Contemporary Art and other institutions.
Among them, the work "Daughter of Light" was auctioned for a sky-high price of 16 million! The other party paid 250,000 as compensation, which is really unacceptable! ”
"We do not deny the artistic value of Mr. Cheng Ji's works, but the value is determined by the market, and just because of the price of a painting, it cannot be assumed that all of Mr. Cheng Ji's paintings start at a price of 10 million."
The opposing lawyer glanced at Lu Wei unhurriedly, and then said, "...... Moreover, we only cancelled the exhibition and did not damage Mr. Cheng Ji's works, so it is unreasonable to use the value of the works to determine the amount of compensation. ”